Five – Footed Bear

          Once upon a time there was a strange bear who lived in a jungle. He had five feet. But all animals who lived with him didn’t feel strange. The five – footed bear liked to help other animals. His home was open for anyone who wanted stay.

          One afternoon, when the five – footed bear went home, he found a rabbit under a mahogany tree. The rabbit looked hungry. Then, the five – footed bear brought him to his home.

          The next day, when the five – footed bear was looking for meal, the rabbit helped him clean up the house. While the rabbit was working, a monkey and a mouse deer came quietly. They pretended to be robbers. They wanted to distrub the rabbit.

          The rabbit was frightened. The monkey and the mouse deer tied up the rabbit’s legs and plugged his mouth. Fortunately the five – footed bear came and released him. The rabbit was upset because the bear wasn’t angry with the monkey and the mouse deer. In fact, the five – footed bear let them live in his house.

          On the next day the monkey and the mouse deer asked the rabbit to forgive them. They helped him clean up the house. In the evening when the bear was coming home, he brought them meals and a new friend. The monkey and the mouse deer were very afraid knowing who the new friend was. He was a tiger, but the rabbit wasn’t afraid. The tiger was one of the rabbit’s best friend. The monkey and the mouse deer didn’t know it. The monkey and the mouse deer were very embarrassed. That was the cleverness of the five – footed bear. He wanted to make them aware of their bad habit of frightening the rabbit. Then they sat and enjoyed their dinner together.

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